The Right StuffFarrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1979 - 436 halaman The first Americans in space--Yeager, Conrad, Grissom, and Glenn--battle the Russians for control of the heavens and put their lives on the line to demonstrate a quality beyond courage, in this classic by Wolfe. |
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... astronaut ex- perienced a tumbling sensation , as he would , presumably , in flight . All the while the astronaut would be required to push a few switches , as he would in actual flight , and talk to a mock flight controller , forcing ...
... astronaut ex- perienced a tumbling sensation , as he would , presumably , in flight . All the while the astronaut would be required to push a few switches , as he would in actual flight , and talk to a mock flight controller , forcing ...
Halaman 146
... astronaut would answer : " Roger . " " Check your periscope - fully retracted ? " " Periscope retracted . " " Ready ... astronaut would start in- dicating that he was on his way , and he was supposed to start reading the gauges and ...
... astronaut would answer : " Roger . " " Check your periscope - fully retracted ? " " Periscope retracted . " " Ready ... astronaut would start in- dicating that he was on his way , and he was supposed to start reading the gauges and ...
Halaman 352
... astronauts commented on the book . Former astronaut Michael Collins- " Improbable as some of Tom's tales seem , I know he's telling it like it was . He is the first gifted writer to explore the relationship between test pilots and ...
... astronauts commented on the book . Former astronaut Michael Collins- " Improbable as some of Tom's tales seem , I know he's telling it like it was . He is the first gifted writer to explore the relationship between test pilots and ...
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